Risk identification and assessment

A qualitative or quantitative approach to determine the nature and extent of disaster risk by analysing potential hazards and evaluating existing conditions of exposure and vulnerability that together could harm people, property, services, livelihoods and the environment on which they depend. Performing risk, hazard and vulnerability assessments is a key disaster risk management activity.

This theme covers aspects related to hazard/vulnerability/climate risk assessment, disaster risk modelling and analysis.

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On New Year's Day 2024, a massive 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck north central Japan. To better understand how the characteristics of the affected fault lines impact earthquake dynamics, researchers used recently developed simulations.

University of Tokyo –|¾©´óѧ
Farmers in the Americas working in the field
Update

Heat and humidity contributed to kidney damage and disease in the San Luis Valley in Colorado between 1984 and 1998, according to our recently published work in the peer-reviewed journal Weather, Climate, and Society.

Conversation Media Group, the
Cover and source: Journal of Flood Risk Management
Documents and publications

This study investigates the impacts of wildfires on down-stream flood discharge in 30 Californian watersheds, finding positive correlations were between the enhancement in discharge volume and the percentage of burned watershed area.

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
Cover and source: Natural Hazards (Springer)
Documents and publications

This study develops a machine learning-based wildfire susceptibility model for Germany, using data between 2003 and 2023, to identify the dominant wildfire predictors and create monthly susceptibility maps.

Natural Hazards (Springer)
Research briefs

Secondary gravity waves emerge as the hidden architects of global-scale thermospheric upheaval following the Tonga eruption in 2022.

Eos - AGU
People cooling their feet in water in the city.
Research briefs

Extreme heat is putting people in Australia at serious risk of heart problems and premature deaths, according to new research. As the climate warms, rising temperatures could more than double Australia's burden of cardiovascular diseases by 2050.

Mongabay
A reservoir's lakebed in South Africa is exposed due to drought
Update

A severe and prolonged drought continues to grip much of Africa, with far-reaching consequences for the environment, economies, and societies across the continent.

European Commission Joint Research Centre
Update

By integrating science, policy, and community action, Nepal can build resilience against landslide disasters and ensure safer living conditions for its people.

The Rising Nepal
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